St. John’s dodged a bullet earlier this week. The Red Storm wasn’t as lucky Thursday night.

Justin Burrell, the team’s star power forward, suffered multiple facial fractures and will not play in this weekend’s Holiday Festival at the Garden. Burrell will be re-evaluated early next week to determine if surgery is necessary, which would shelve the 6-foot-8, 240-pound sophomore for about a month.

“It’s an unfortunate injury, which is part of the game, but Justin is doing well,” St. John’s coach Norm Roberts said in a release. “We will see what happens with the doctors this week and go from there.”

With 5:43 left in the first half of a win over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday night, Burrell sprained his right ankle and everyone on the Red Storm bench held his breath. St. John’s (8-1) already has to learn to play without standout swingman Anthony Mason Jr., who was lost for the season with a torn foot tendon.

Burrell and Mace were expected to be the team’s Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside. Unfortunately, for now, they are Misters Pine Time.

Burrell already has been fitted for a facial shield, a la Pistons guard Richard Hamilton, and could return against Miami on Dec. 27. But he’ll be playing with hairline fractures in three bones.

The Red Storm faces Marist and former St. John’s assistant coach Chuck Martin at 4:30 today in the Garden. Virginia Tech and Columbia square off in the other semifinal at 2 p.m.